SANDPOINT â Avery Bocksch went 3-for-3 with a double to pace the Sandpoint baseball team, which scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to topple Moscow, 6-4, on Wednesday and take the Class 4A district championship series and advance to the state tournament. More Headlines
MALDEN â At least 15 building permits have been issued for permanent dwellings in Malden since a Labor Day fire destroyed most of the residences in this rural northern Whitman County town. The new houses will be a mix of stick-built structures, modular homes and shops with living spaces, Malden Mayor Dan Harwood said. More Headlines
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It is a race to the bottom and just now Idaho is winning.
In ancient times, Idaho politics were a model of bipartisan, western-style independence. Republicans and Democrats shared the state, not always in agreement, of course, but rather both modeling effective governance. Remember, Idaho once had a respected, progressive governor in Cecil Andrus, and a respected, independent U.S. Senator in Frank Church.
Despite that ancient history, Idaho in the ‘80s and ‘90s and into the early years of this century became an “end-of-the-road” destination, the northern, western state where all roads metaphorically end, collecting the wackaloons and nutcases and worse who were fleeing other parts of the country in search of religious fundamentalism and their version of racial purity.
By Mary Ashley Canevaro
UAB News
Each year in February, the United States honors Black History Month to celebrate the achievements of Black/African American individuals, recognizing the central role of the Black/African American community in America’s history and highlighting the importance of racial justice, diversity and inclusion, and equity.
“One of the principles of Black History Month is that it is a key part of America’s identity,” said Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS, dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Medicine. “One of our struggles in this country is painting America as monochromatic or monolithic; that’s not who we were at our best, and it’s clearly not who we’re going to be in our future. Black History Month is a uniquely different time of reflection because of how African Americans got here. That struggle has continually defined our story and identity, and is a part of who we are as we move forward.”